A Prayer for the Headlines for Wednesday, February 22nd
Good Morning, God,
Lord, even as we pray this hour, we will be seeing men and women with a smudge in the shape of a cross on their foreheads. These folks have already been to church on this day called “Ash Wednesday.” At various times during this day and into this evening, more ash crosses will be placed on individual foreheads.
Lord, we are humbled by these crosses. We are trying to show you and the world that we are going to walk more closely with Jesus during these next forty days we call in the Church “the season of Lent.” We want to demonstrate, albeit quietly, that we have a good ways to go to see you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly. But during Lent, we are going to make a special effort to be closer to you.
Thus, Lord, we come before you this day in faith, penitence and hope that we will be better followers of Jesus and be more acutely aware of all we owe to him.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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